Published Thursday, October 9, 2008
Flexing with the times
By T.J. GREANEY
of the Tribune’s staff
The shortage of experienced nurses has become a national epidemic. Nursing schools are producing fewer graduates than ever before, and young nurses have more options than ever.
Biofuels boom times turn to bust
LILBOURN (AP) - It’s one of the newest buildings in this small agricultural town. Aligned between two city water towers, the 120-foot-long biodiesel plant gleams in the sun. The paint on its sign hasn’t even chipped.
Missouri egg plant accused of price fixing
NEOSHO (AP) - A southwest Missouri egg-production plant is named in four federal lawsuits claiming it and other companies conspired to fix domestic egg prices.
KC schools put healthy lunches on their menus
KANSAS CITY (AP) - The buffet offers a variety of pizzas, with whole wheat crust, organic toppings and hormone-free cheese. The salad bar includes some greens and vegetables grown without pesticides in a nearby garden.
Deal puts Army patch on line of apparel
McClatchy Newspapers
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. - Call it Army chic. In a military-meets-merchandising deal, the patch of the Army’s oldest division has gone logo.
Rural vet shortage taxes farmers
DERBY, Vt. (AP) - This summer, Steve Sanford had to tell 106 dairy farmers in rural northern Vermont he could no longer treat their cows.
Berry producers look to squeeze out bigger crops
WARRENS, Wis. (AP) - Until this fall, workers at Nodji Van Wychen’s cranberry farm sorted fruit with the same wooden technology used by her grandfather.
Stocks end lower after emergency rate cut
NEW YORK (AP) - A stock market empowered by an emergency interest rate cut tried to find some stability yesterday, rallying several times before another late-day drop left Wall Street down for the sixth straight day. Still, the pullback, while fed by comments from Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, was milder than the massive declines of earlier in the week.
Meltdown escalates in Iceland
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - Iceland suspended trading on its stock exchange for two days and took control of the country’s largest bank - the third to be placed under its protective umbrella - today as it grappled with a banking crisis that is threatening to engulf the globe.
